Underwaist.



PATENTED MAY 3 1904.

W. W. BEWSIC.

UNDERWAIST.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JULY 1. 190s.

NO MODEL.

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Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

l/V'ILLIAM lV. BEWSIG, OF ELYRIA, OHIO.

UNDERWAIST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,892, dated May 3, 1904.

Application filed July l, 1903. Serial No. 163,852.

Be it known that l, "ILLIAM 1V. Bicwsre, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio` have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in Underwaists, of which the following' is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing's.

This invention relates to that type of underwaist comprising, essentially, a waistband and suitable shoulder-supports therefor, such as is illustrated in Patent No. 630,157, granted Aug'ust l, i899, to Eva Nl. VOrth.

'lhe object of the present invention is to provide such an underwaist in a form which shall be neat in appearance, durable inservice, and very cheap to construct. rlhe features of construction by which l accomplish this are hereinafter fully described, and are particularly set out in the claims.

Yln the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the underwaist. Fig. 2 is an enlarged and somewhat-exaggerated cross-section on the line 2 Q of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring to the parts by letters, A A designate partial waistbands, being adapted to be buttoned together by the buttons fzA to form the complete band. Such waistband carries buttons a' for supporting' the skirt. Two shoulder-bands B B rise from the band A, being secured at their lower ends to it close together. As they rise they spread apart, leaving a V-shaped opening' between them. After passing sutticiently high for the shoulders the bands descend similarly and come together at their lower ends, where they are secured to the waistband A'. Occupying the lower portions of the V-shaped spaces between the two bands B B are the gussets C, one at the front and one at the back. The edges of these gussets are reinforced by strips c. Extending from the shoulder-bands tothe waistbands are diagonal supporting-strips D.

VIn order to make the waist cheaply enough to be marketable, it is essential that it be so devised that as many sewing' operations as possible may be carried on at once. .lo allow this to be done, l make the bands B each of two separate thicknesses of cloth, as indicated in Fig. 3. rl`hc edge of each thickness is turned inward, as at and a single row of stitches is made near each edge of the band through the four thicknesses of cloth thus presented. The bands B are the saine width throughout, and this enables the two seams on each band to bc made at the same time by a machine employingl two needles. lWhile the band B is being sewed, the gusset C and the diagonal strip Dare each inserted. and the same stitches pass through them, as illustrated in Fig. L). By this operation the cost of construction is greatly reduced, while the neatness of the waist is very much increased over what it would be if the gusset-pieces C were sewed onto one of the external faces of the bands B or over what it would beif the band B were made of a single piece of doubled cloth cut at its doubled edge for the insertion ofthe gusset-piece or the diagonal strip.

The weight on the waist comes directly on the strong double-thick shoulder-straps. Any tendency to tear along the gusset is overcome bythe double reinforcement formed by the two strips c, which cross at the point where the strain is greatest and then continue and extend into the bands B. rlhe whole construction makes a waist which by thorough trial has been shown to be extremely strong' as well as being' light and graceful in appearance.

Having described my invention, l claim-- 1. An underwaist comprising a waistband and shoulder-straps connected thereto, the shoulder-straps being' made of double thicknesses of cloth stitched together at their edges by parallel seams, there being between thc bands a piece extending between the two plies of each band, substantially as described.

2. An underwaist comprising' a waistband and shoulder-straps connected thereto, the shoulder-straps being made of double thicknesses of cloth stitched together at theiredges, there being between the bands a piece extending between the two plies of each band, and there being diagonal supporting-strips extending upward from the waistband and taking between the two plies of the shoulder-straps, substantially as described.

3. An underwaist comprising .a waistband TOO and shoulder-straps connected thereto, the shoulder-straps being made of double thicknesses of cloth stitched together at their edges, there being between the bands a gusset-piece extending between the two plies of each band, the upper edge of the gusset-piece being V- shaped, and there being a pair of reinforcingstrips extending along the edges of the gussetpiece, and crossing each other and continuing to the shoulder-straps, substantially as described.

4:. In an underwaist, the combination of a waistband and a pair of diverging cloth bands secured thereto close together at their lower ends and gradually separating as they extend upward,v each band having its sides parallel and being composed of two thicknesses of cloth with the edges folded inward upon themselves, two rows of stitching for each band through said turned-in edges, and a gusset between the bands extending thereinto, the inner rows of stitching of said two bands passing also through the edge of the gusset inside said bands, substantially as described.

5. In an underwaist, the combination of a waist member and a pair of diverging cloth bands secured thereto close together at their lower ends and gradually separating as they extend upward, each band being composed of two thicknesses of cloth with the edges folded inward upon themselves, two rows of stitching for each band through said turned-in edges, a gusset between the bands and extending thereinto, diagonal supporting-strips on the outer sides of the bands connecting them with the waist members, the inner rows of stitches of said two bands passing also through the edge of the gusset inside said bands, and the outer row of stitches passing also through the upper ends of the diagonal supportingstrips and inserted between the two plies of said cloth bands at their outer edges, substantially as described. A

6. In an underwaist, the combination of a waist member and a pair of diverging cloth bands secured thereto close together at their lower ends and gradually separating as they extend upward, each band being composed of two thicknesses of cloth with the edges folded inward upon themselves, two rows of stitching for each band through said turned-in edges, a gusset between the bands and extending thereinto, diagonal supporting-strips on the outer sides of the bands connecting them with the waist members, the inner rows of stitches of said two bands passing also through the edge of the gusset inside said bands, and the outer row of stitches passing also through the Lipper ends of the diagonal supportingstrips and inserted between the two plies of said cloth bands at their outer edges, the upper edge of the gusset-piece being V shape and there being a pair of reinforcing-strips extending along these upper edges of the gusset-piece and crossing each other and continuing along the surface of the gusset-piece, the ends of the reinforcing-strips being sewed into the said cloth bands.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM W. BEWSIC. Witnesses:

ALBERT H. BATES, JOHN B. HULL. 

